Demographics & Local Government
Demographics
Benzie County is the smallest county in Michigan at only 361 square miles, located in the Northwest Lower Peninsula. Our area is rich in natural resources with over 57 inland lakes, rivers, forests and areas of productive farmland. Over 36% of Benzie County is publicly owned State and Federal land, including the Sleeping Bear Dune National Lakeshore, Platte River State Fish Hatchery & Weir and the Historic Point Betsie Lighthouse.
Locally Networks Northwest compiles data for Benzie County and the surrounding 10-County region:
https://www.networksnorthwest.org/data/regional-data/county-dashboards/county-dashboard-benzie.html
Units of Government
Polling Places
ALMIRA TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
7276 Old White Drive
Lake Ann, MI 49650
CRYSTAL LAKE TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
1651 Frankfort Hwy
Frankfort, MI 49635
JOYFIELD TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
5940 Benzie Hwy
Benzonia, MI 49616
CITY OF FRANKFORT
City Hall
412 Main Street
Frankfort, MI 49635
BENZONIA TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
1020 Michigan Ave.
Benzonia, MI 49616
GILMORE TOWNSHIP
Elberta Community Center
401 First Street
Elberta, MI 49628
LAKE TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
5153 Scenic Hwy
Honor, MI 49640
BLAINE TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
4760 Herring Grove Rd.
Arcadia, MI 49613
HOMESTEAD TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
11508 Honor Hwy
Honor, MI 49640
PLATTE TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
11935 Fowler Rd.
Honor, MI 49640
COLFAX TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
7607 Michigan Ave.
Thompsonville, MI 49683
INLAND TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
19668 Honor Hwy
Interlochen, MI 49643
WELDON TOWNSHIP
Township Hall
147 Thompson Ave.
Thompsonville, MI 49683
